ALTERNATIVE FUNDING CENTRE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09556240 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of mortgage finance companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,543
Very low cash
Cash position: £53
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£53
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£2k-£2k-£1k-£887-£417£53Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-1.5k£-2.3k
Current assets—£53
Cash£53£53
Net assets£-1.5k£-2.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-19
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    THORODDSSON, Thoroddur Ari resigned
    director
  6. 2022-03-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-03-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-03-19
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-03-18
    ➕
    LUPSON, Simon Paul appointed
    director
  10. 2022-03-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-08
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    address · AD01
  15. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-01-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2018-01-24
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  19. 2018-01-23
    ➖
    MINNEY, Adam Daniel resigned
    director
  20. 2018-01-15
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    THORODDSSON, Thoroddur Ari appointed
    director
  21. 2015-04-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ALTERNATIVE FUNDING CENTRE LIMITED
  22. 2015-04-23
    ➕
    MINNEY, Adam Daniel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Paul Lupson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/03/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Thoroddur Ari Thoroddssonceased 19/03/2022· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Adam Minneyceased 23/01/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64922 — Activities of mortgage finance companies

Registered office

Fulford House
Newbold Terrace
Leamington Spa
CV32 4EA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LUPSON, Simon Paul→
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-03-18
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Active
MINNEY, Adam Daniel→
director · ~34y · appointed 2015-04-23 · resigned 2018-01-23
Resigned
THORODDSSON, Thoroddur Ari→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-01-15 · resigned 2022-03-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27